Rail-joint



(No Model.)

T. F. PHILIPPI.

RAIL JoINT.

No. 602,102. Patented Apr. l2, 1898.

NITE' Tnfrns THEODORE F. PHILIPPI, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

RAIL-JOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatentYNo. 602,102, datedv A .pril142, 1898.

Application filed August 16 1 8 7.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, THEODORE F. PHILIPPI, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Rail- Joints, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention has relation to improvements in rail-joints; and itconsists in the novel construction of joint to be more fully set forthin the specific-ation and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my joint as applied totwo adjacent rails. Fig. 2 is a section on line .n of Fig. l. Fig. 3 isa section on line y'y of Fig. 2, with the rails, however, in elevation.Fig. 4 is a transverse section on line z z of Fig. l. Fig. 5 is adetached view of the locking-key.

. Fig. 6 is adetached view of the split pin carried by the key, andFig.7 is a detailrend view of the key with the pin inserted.

The object of my invention is to construct a rail-joint which While itsubserves the purpose of a fish-plate at the same time serves as a bondwhich willdraw the adjacent ends of the rails into close proximity toone an-V other and to the bottom of the casing, which form the presentconstruction of joint assumes.

A further object is to provide a joint which will be simple,inexpensive, and durable.

In detail the invention may be described as follows:

Referring to the drawings, l 1 represent two contiguous rails, the lowerflanges and webs of which are embraced by the walls of the casing 3,constituting the rail-joint, the rails being inserted into the open endsof the casing from opposite sides. The cross-section of the casingconforms substantially to .that of the web and lower iange of the rail,as best seen in Fig. 4, the vertical walls of the casing snuglyembracing the adjacent surfaces of the web. The adjacentends of the websof the rails are provided with suitable circular openings 4, with whichare adapted to normally and eccentrically aline the elongated openings 5of the vertical members or walls of the casing, the points ofintersection serial No. 648,437. u0 model.)

of the peripheries of said openings on opposite sides ofthe center'ofthe casing being along lines or chords 6, inclined upward tof Ward themeeting ends of the railsand converging toward one another, whereby asection of metal of the web is exposed through by not only drawing thecontiguous ends of the rails into close proximity, but at the samev timeforcing each rail firmly against the bottom of the casing-that is tosay, the rail will be drawn both horizontally and. vertically. To insurea positive bearing for the rail, I provide the inner surface of thebottom of the casing with raised ledges or .platforms 8.

After the key is driven home a split pin 9 is driven through the opening10 at the tapering end of the key, the said pin serving to draw thevertical members of the casing close against the webof the rail. Thepresent'casing or joint may, if made of material such as copper, serveas an electric bond for rails over which run electric or trolley cars.

Having described my invention, What I claim is l. A rail-jointcomprising a casing adapted to embrace the flanges and webs of twocontiguous rails, and conforming in cross-section to that of the partsembraced, and means for simultaneously drawing thecontiguous ends of therails toward one another and also forcing said rails iirmly against thebottom of the casing, substantially as set forth.

2. A rail-joint comprising a casing adapted to embrace the Iianges andwebs ,of two contiguous rails, and conforming in cross-section to thatof the partsembraced, means for securing the vertical walls of thecasing to the Webs of the rails, and meansv for simultaneously drawingthe contiguous ends of the rails toward one another and also forcingsaid rails firmly against the bottom of the casing, substantially as setforth.

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3. A rail-joint comprising a casing adapted to embrace the lower flangesand Webs of the adjacent ends of tWo rails, the Web of each rail'havingsuitable openings formed therein,

and the vertical Walls of the casing also hav-- ing suitable openingsadapted to normally but eccentrically aline With the openings of theWebs, the said openings intersectingralong the ends of a chord inclinedtoward the free end of the rail thus leaving sections of the metal ofthe web exposed along a diagonal line tending toward the center of thelength of the casing, a key adapted to be forced through each of thealinin g openings whereby in the driving of the key the rails are forcedtoward each other and at the Same time firmly against the bottom of thecasing,

